'V n against n' - Construction 1
| Name: | the balance one thing against another construction |
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| Description: | A person considers one thing in relation to another. |
| Verbs: | balance, cross-check, set, weigh, trade off |
| Example: | ...the concerns that have been raised about balancing privacy rights against security needs. (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | figurative 'against'; relational |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Phenomenon; NP3: Phenomenon
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